Aspen is a place for leaders to lift their sights above the possessions which possess them. To confront their own nature as human beings, to regain control over their own humanity by becoming more self-aware, more self-correcting, and hence more self-fulfilling.
Walter P. Paepcke, Aspen Institute Co-Founder
Aspen Institute
Action Guide and ICMA Library Survey: Insights for Developing Community Engagement Strategies
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The Aspen Institute Action Guide for Re-Envisioning Your Public Library, a companion to the Rising to the Challenge report, has been downloaded 1,700 times by librarians, educators and community leaders in 27 countries. Learn how communities are using the framework in a variety of contexts for strategic planning, community engagement and other purposes, and discuss results of the nationwide ICMA-Aspen Institute survey of city/county administrators on the role of public libraries in advancing community goals.Panelists include Aspen Institute Dialogue on Public Libraries Director, Amy Garmer.The Aspen Institute Action Guide for Re-Envisioning Your Public Library, a companion to the Rising to the Challenge report, has been downloaded 1,700 times by librarians, educators and community leaders in 27 countries. Learn how communities are using the framework in a variety of contexts for strategic planning, community engagement and other purposes, and discuss results of the nationwide ICMA-Aspen Institute survey of city/county administrators on the role of public libraries in advancing community goals.Panelists include Aspen Institute Dialogue on Public Libraries Director, Amy Garmer.
